When to paint a house exterior in Iowa Colony, TX
When to paint in Iowa Colony, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is October, with 1 good month a year. The best month is October, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by August.
If you want the house done in October, call for quotes in August or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 3Feb
- 10Mar
- 11Apr
- 11May
- 3Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 12Oct
- 8Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 11 | 44° / 65°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 12 | 48° / 68°F |
| March | 10 | 8 | 17 | 55° / 76°F |
| April | 11 | 6 | 15 | 59° / 80°F |
| May | 11 | 6 | 12 | 68° / 87°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 73° / 92°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 94°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 95°F |
| September | 3 | 3 | 4 | 71° / 91°F |
| October | 12 | 10 | 14 | 62° / 83°F |
| November | 8 | 8 | 16 | 52° / 73°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 12 | 49° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Iowa Colony compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Pearland (108 a year, 10 miles northeast). A gap like that between towns is usually elevation, a coast or a lake, which is why a painter from a few towns over can be on a different schedule. Manvel, Missouri City are read from the same station as Iowa Colony, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Iowa Colony | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manvel, TX | 5 mi northeast | 67 | October | same station |
| Pearland, TX | 10 mi northeast | 108 | March to May | Clover Field Airport |
| Missouri City, TX | 11 mi northwest | 67 | October | same station |
| Alvin, TX | 12 mi east | 108 | March to May | Clover Field Airport |
| Friendswood, TX | 14 mi east | 108 | March to May | Clover Field Airport |
| Stafford, TX | 15 mi northwest | 100 | March to May | Sugar Land Regional Airport |
How Iowa Colony ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Iowa Colony (population 17,240, 174th largest) ranks 233rd for painting days, 22 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 22 miles northeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 50 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Houston Southwest Airport (5.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.